tortoise Who acts: tortoise, hard high shell, Tortoises, zoo, hare, slow tortoise · What happens: be, live, pull, have, walk, run · To what, where: slow animal, land, head, shell, 5 tortoises, 2 meters
«tortoise» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: tortoise in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tortoise is a slow animal with a hard, high shell that lives on land and can pull its head and legs inside the shell.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det amod case det amod punct amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc aux conj nmod:poss obj cc conj case det obl punct root A DET tortoise NOUN is AUX a DET slow ADJ animal NOUN with ADP a DET hard ADJ , PUNCT high ADJ shell NOUN that PRON lives VERB on ADP land NOUN and CCONJ can AUX pull VERB its PRON head NOUN and CCONJ legs NOUN inside ADP the DET shell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tortoise det 2 tortoise tortoise NOUN Number=Sing 6 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 animal det 5 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 animal amod 6 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 12 shell case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 shell det 9 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 12 shell amod 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 hard punct 11 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 12 shell amod 12 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 6 animal nmod 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 lives nsubj 14 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 shell acl:relcl 15 on on ADP _ 16 land case 16 land land NOUN Number=Sing 14 lives obl 17 and and CCONJ _ 19 pull cc 18 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 19 pull aux 19 pull pull VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 lives conj 20 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 head nmod:poss 21 head head NOUN Number=Sing 19 pull obj 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 legs cc 23 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 21 head conj 24 inside inside ADP _ 26 shell case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 shell det 26 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 19 pull obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 6 animal punct
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1 is a present a tortoise a slow animal with a hard high shell tree rules 2 live present a hard high shell land vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on land=Location 3 pull can a hard high shell not said here tortoise's head and legs the shell vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Theme
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Tortoises can live a very long time, some more than 100 years.
nsubj aux det advmod amod obl:unmarked punct det advmod fixed nummod obl punct root Tortoises NOUN can AUX live VERB a DET very ADV long ADJ time NOUN , PUNCT some DET more ADJ than ADP 100 NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tortoises tortoise NOUN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 live aux 3 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 time det 5 very very ADV _ 6 long advmod 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 live obl:unmarked 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 years punct 9 some some DET PronType=Ind 13 years det 10 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 12 100 advmod 11 than than ADP _ 10 more fixed 12 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 years nummod 13 years year NOUN Number=Plur 3 live obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live can Tortoises time; year vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The zoo has 5 tortoises.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET zoo NOUN has VERB 5 NUM tortoises NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 zoo det 2 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 tortoises nummod 5 tortoises tortoise NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the zoo 5 tortoises vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tortoise=Patient
Example 2 A tortoise walks 2 meters a minute.
det nsubj nummod obj det nmod:unmarked punct root A DET tortoise NOUN walks VERB 2 NUM meters NOUN a DET minute NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tortoise det 2 tortoise tortoise NOUN Number=Sing 3 walks nsubj 3 walks walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 meters nummod 5 meters meter NOUN Number=Plur 3 walks obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 minute det 7 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 5 meters nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 walks punct
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1 walk present a tortoise 2 meters a minute vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme meter=Trajectory
Example 3 The tortoise is 80 years old.
det nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET tortoise NOUN is AUX 80 NUM years NOUN old ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tortoise det 2 tortoise tortoise NOUN Number=Sing 6 old nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 old cop 4 80 80 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 years nummod 5 years year NOUN Number=Plur 6 old obl:unmarked 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 old punct
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1 is present the tortoise year old property tree rules
Example 4 The hare ran 10 times as fast as the tortoise.
det nsubj nummod obl:unmarked advmod advmod case det obl punct root The DET hare NOUN ran VERB 10 NUM times NOUN as ADV fast ADV as ADP the DET tortoise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hare det 2 hare hare NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran nsubj 3 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 times nummod 5 times time NOUN Number=Plur 3 ran obl:unmarked 6 as as ADV _ 7 fast advmod 7 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 3 ran advmod 8 as as ADP _ 10 tortoise case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 tortoise det 10 tortoise tortoise NOUN Number=Sing 7 fast obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 ran punct
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1 run past the hare time fast property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 In the story, the slow tortoise won the race.
case det obl punct det amod nsubj det obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET slow ADJ tortoise NOUN won VERB the DET race NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 won obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 tortoise det 6 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tortoise amod 7 tortoise tortoise NOUN Number=Sing 8 won nsubj 8 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 race det 10 race race NOUN Number=Sing 8 won obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 won punct
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1 win past the slow tortoise the race the story vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality
Example 6 Giant tortoises live on the Galapagos Islands.
amod nsubj case det compound obl punct root Giant ADJ tortoises NOUN live VERB on ADP the DET Galapagos PROPN Islands PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tortoises amod 2 tortoises tortoise NOUN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 3 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 Islands case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Islands det 6 Galapagos Galapagos PROPN Number=Sing 7 Islands compound 7 Islands Island PROPN Number=Plur 3 live obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live present Giant tortoises the Galapagos Islands vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on island=Location
Example 7 Our pet tortoise sleeps all winter in a box of straw.
nmod:poss compound nsubj det obl:unmarked case det obl case nmod punct root Our PRON pet NOUN tortoise NOUN sleeps VERB all DET winter NOUN in ADP a DET box NOUN of ADP straw NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 tortoise nmod:poss 2 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 3 tortoise compound 3 tortoise tortoise NOUN Number=Sing 4 sleeps nsubj 4 sleeps sleep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 winter det 6 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 4 sleeps obl:unmarked 7 in in ADP _ 9 box case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 box det 9 box box NOUN Number=Sing 4 sleeps obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 straw case 11 straw straw NOUN Number=Sing 9 box nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 sleeps punct
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1 sleep present Our pet tortoise a box of straw winter vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in box=Location
Example 8 The Tortoise was very glad indeed.
det nsubj cop advmod advmod punct root The DET Tortoise PROPN was AUX very ADV glad ADJ indeed ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Tortoise det 2 Tortoise Tortoise PROPN Number=Sing 5 glad nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 glad cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 glad advmod 5 glad glad ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 indeed indeed ADV _ 5 glad advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 glad punct
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1 is past the Tortoise glad, indeed property tree rules
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